The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-22

ago when jeff Baker (colored), whose mind
is certainly unbalanced, ran after last
going train, wildly gestirulGting and talk
ing with his lips and seemingly the Whole
centre of MS face protrudlng and contorCed
TO a most remarkable degree. Keeping up
the race for nearly a half mile, he finally
rushed off the track, and returned to town
after a while.
Orange City Times: 1t would not be amiss
and would probably do good if the present
! grand jury, now in session at Enterprise,
would investigate the methods of the board
ing house keepers of Enterprise The town
has no hotel open, and it does seem that
some of these boarding houses have a
method that is systematic in swindllng
man out of SOC. for a so-called dinner that
a nice sandwich would be far preferable. 1t
is not very tempting to sit before a dinner
consisting mostly Of toothpicks and water,
neither is it a very good advertisement for
Enterprise to keep the county seat.
The most expensive buildings now in
process of erection in St Augustine, some
of which are nearing completion, are: Hotel
| Ponce de Leon, s., 900 600; AlcaEar, 81 OOO,-
| 600; Casa Monica, 100000; Methodist
| Episcopal church, $40, 900; Old Spanish Ca
thedrai, $25, goo; residence of j. II. Borden,
| $4,000; residence Of J. It. Dismukes, $50
| 600; Capt. Wallis block, $4,000; Manson's
bakery, $4,000; Misson's double store, SlO-
600, aggregating s., S62, 900. The above fig
ures are estimates from the best available
data, and cannot be far out Of the way.
large number of less expensive buildings are
now going up and it is believed that the
| grand total for the year will exceed in valua-
ton over 100000.
! At Pensacola, fire was discovered in the
| rear of the residence of l.. NJ. Merritt, on
| North Bazin street Friday night at II 40
o'clock. Though not literally reduced to
ashes, the house is total wreck 1t was
frame structure, and the flames had ad-
vanced so far when discovered that it was
only with the greatest effort that MIR.
Merritt moved his several small children
and his old aunt (0S years old from the
! second story The fire is supposed to have
| been the work OF an incendiary, as there
had been no fire in that portion of the house
where the flames originated since O'Clock OF
yesterday afternoon. Only a few articles
of furniture and clothing were saved
The house and furniture were only partially
insured.
Chapter 3,711, acts of 1887, provides that
all dentists of this State shall file with the
Clerk of the Court in the counties i'll which
| they reside, certificates which are to be re-
corded, and n board was appointed to Ak
anime the credentials Of all dentists coming
into the State after the passage Of the act.
This law requires that the dentists OF the
at the Clerk office, in the counties in which
| they practice, Dee. T. which is the date Of
| the expiration of the time fixed. Those
dentists who have not already done so
| should apply to the Secretary of the board,
DR.. Dun Post, of Tampa, for certificates,
and in order to save the delsy they should
accompany their applications for the same
with the proof Of the fact that they were
| practicing in their respective counties at
! fhp date of the paSSaC of the bill
fernando Ne1cS: As Mr. Pleas Evans was
riding along in the pines near Capt.
fuckers. his horse SHED, and, looking
around for the cause, Mr.. Evans discovered
n large bear sitting upon his launches look
ing at MIN. It was but the WORK If n mo
ment to turn his horses head for mis- bear
| ship, and the frn began. Mr.. Evans sue
ceeded in cutting the bear off from the ham
mock, but every time the horse would get
too close the bear would stop, and then it
| was Mr. Evans turn to get out of tue way.
| By dmt of hard driving the bear was forced
| to take tree on Mr. Davis place, and that
gentleman came down in answer to Mr..
Evans call and shot it. After being shot,
! the bear fell oat and ran about 100 yards.
when it dropped dead. Those who saw the
animal estimated the weight at about $50
! pounds. Mr.. Evans was coming in to at
! tend the County Court, and consequently
was without bis gun.
Altoona was visited by fire Saturday
night, that for two long hours seemed GER
| tain TO blot out the business buildings and
depot, but by PROMPT and heroic work, the
| fire was confined to the starting place. r.
! l.. HOpsou d Co. occupied a large frame
building between the depot and post Office,
and at II O'Clock p. M, the noise of break
ing glass in the front doors attracted atten-
ton, when the hudng was discovered
on fire and beyond cont OIL Clt-
zens responded promptly, AMI, although
several buildings caugat fire from
tire intense heat they Wore saved. The
night was calm. and a vacant lot on either
side was all that prevented a terrible disas-
ter, as the business parts Oh either side are
more dense. The origin OF the fire is a
mystery. The loss is fully $1,000, and the in
surance 81 COO The Providence Washing
ton, of Providence, r. l.; Hope, of New
Orleans, and Hartford, Of Hartford, Conn.
are the companies represented. MIR. HOpson
will rebuild at once.
Orange City Times: Miss Lille Mae
Taylor, daughter OF Mr. j. Taylor, owner
OF Deerfoot landing, committed suicide at
her fathers residence Monday night of this
week by taking poison. She had just recov-
cred from rather protracted spell of fever,
and, with the exception of weakness, was in
her usual health. On Monday evening she
spent an hour or SO in her fathers room
| reading - III Lle AZ llh ana ABOUT y O'Clock
went up TO her room, Nr. and Mrs. Taylor
retiring shortly afterward. The next morn
ing she did not make her appearance as
usual, and her father went up to her room
but found the door locked. He knocked
but no answer came. He gained entrance
through door leading from her room to All
adjoining one, and found her lying cold on
tho bed, with the book she was reading
the evening before by her side, showing that
her rash act was done deliberately and
calmly. Nux vomica was found in the
room, and having taken the drug to end her
life, put her night clothes on, laid down on
her bed, and read until the poison she had
taken began to do its fatal work. In the
room was found beautifully written note
addressed to her father, directing as to the
dress TO put on her, and naming certain
iewelry and clothes of hers she desired to
be sent TO schcolmates named in the note.
She began the note pcturing the dark side
Of life, with nothing bright for the future.
She was 20 years OF age, and had been well
educated. Her remains were laid to rest in
Beresford Cemetery Wednesday morning,
the Rev $. V. McDufIee, OF this place, con
Quoting the funeral services.
Work was begun on Monday upon the
foundation for the new tower of the old
Spanish Cathedral at st. Augustine This
imposin monument will stand next to the
Bishops residence and 10 feet from the